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FILMING a TV thriller about illegal immigrants in Britain proved a headache for the cast and crew of Collateral.
Since the topic is so controversial, many of the places where producers wanted to shoot were strictly off limits.
The four-part drama has a stellar cast with Carey Mulligan, Billie Piper, John Simm and Nicola Walker.
Carey plays a cop tasked with finding the killer of a pizza delivery boy and uncovers a tangled web linked to illegal immigration, the Government, the church and the military.
However, filming certain scenes proved a problem as none of these institutions wanted them there.
Writer David Hare said: “It was impossible to film in real locations. A lot of institutions are very hostile to film-makers. It is a triumph of ducking and diving.”
He also claims the thorny issue of illegal immigrants in post-Brexit Britain even made the BBC jittery.
Hare added: “The minute I started writing about illegal immigration, the BBC became frenzied because it is a hugely important subject. But nobody was writing about this.” Lulu Anastacia Brendan Cole, Charlotte Hawkins, Kelly Brook, Lisa Snowdon, Jo Wood Victoria Pendleton. Lulu, Claire King, Anastacia, Fiona Phillips Kirsty Gallacher.
¬ÊShow starts next month.